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EDITOR'S PAGE The 2021 Kirkpatrick Award: Call for nominations Since 1933, Chemical Engineering has honored noteworthy chemical engineering technologies… COVER STORY Preventing Electrostatic Explosions and Fires There are many occasions in chemical processing plants where electrostatic… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS New Ways to Achieve Better Control of Emissions New and improved catalysts and other process innovations are helping… CHEMENTATOR
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Radiative cooling: A coating for windows that also cools A Korean team has proposed an approach for passive radiative… Enhancing photocatalytic activity by tuning wall thickness of TiO2 nanotubes Titanium dioxide is well known as a photocatalyst, and is… Immobilizing enzymes for biosensors A new technique for making less-expensive, more-efficient biological enzyme hybrids… A breakthrough in artificial intelligence-enabled materials discovery A groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, dubbed CAMEO (Closed-Loop Autonomous… Membrane extraction improves biofuel yield Typically, the production of fuel-grade chemicals, such as butanol, from… January Chementator Briefs MDI Production Late last year, Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.covestro.com)… Membrane-based system for low-cost CO2 capture to be demonstrated at engineering scale A new membrane technology for separating carbon dioxide from exhaust… Storing excess electricity as high-temperature heat Late last November, the energy-transition start-up company Lumenion GmbH (Berlin,… Process for recycling of cotton garments produces multi-ton quantities for testing A process developed by Evrnu (Seattle, Wash.; www.evrnu.com) to regenerate… BUSINESS NEWS Business News: January 2021 Plant Watch LG Chem to run Wuxi cathode-materials plant on… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Moisture Measurement in Solid Materials Determining moisture levels in solid materials is important for product… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Facts at your Fingertips: Nickel-based Superalloys Superalloys, also known as high-performance alloys, are considered as materials… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Technology Profile: Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural Gas and Carbon Dioxide This column is based on “Dimethyl Ether Production from Natural… ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER Practicing Year-Round Waste Compliance There are many regulations surrounding the production of waste at… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Focus on Flow Measurement & Control Flowmeter with pressure and temperature sensors, too The Proline Prosonic… NEW PRODUCTS
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New high-volume granulation equipment improves yield By combining the HSM 2000 X.ONE high-shear mixer and FBE… New cleaning agent rapidly breaks down fats and greases Pure-OX FOAM (photo) is a peroxide-based foaming detergent specifically formulated… Protect potable water with this diverse product family The VaultSafe product line (photo) is designed to protect potable… Customizable mobile totes for biopharmaceutical applications This company has introduced the KDT series of configurable knockdown… Achieve repeatable reactions with this one-step solution This company’s Continuous Hybrid Reactor (CHR; photo) has been designed… New industrial PCs create a secure visualization system The Allen-Bradley VersaView 6300 PCs and thin clients (photo) combine… These dust monitors now have hazardous-location approvals The DustAlarm ES and DustTrend ES series (photo) of broken-bag… Powder sifters automatically remove foreign objects GS centrifugal sifters (photo) automatically capture and remove foreign objects… Thermal and visible videoscope for underground utility vaults The new FLIR VS290-32 (photo) is said to be an… Automatically dispense a variety of media The Bench Cat system (photo) is designed for automatically dispensing… Cr-free corrosion inhibitors provide long-lasting protection This company’s chromium-free corrosion-inhibiting technology, Intelli-ion, utilizes novel active ingredients,… An industrial edge platform for data processing With the new Industrial Edge Management system (photo), users can… This IBC now also has FM approval The Ecobulk SX-D intermediate bulk container (IBC; photo) is specially… A new turbopump for ion-implantation applications HiPace 2800 IT (photo) is a turbomolecular pump especially dedicated… Optimize industrial training with immersive virtual reality This company’s Immersive Field Simulator (photo) is an advanced industrial-training… A needle valve for high-pressure applications This company’s new high-pressure needle valve (HPNV; photo) is designed… A sanitary rotary mixer that is washdown-rated The Model MX-5-S316L sanitary rotary-batch mini-mixer (photo) can de-agglomerate and… Explosion-protected products are now CCC-compliant To secure access to the Chinese market, this company has… A reliable and versatile pneumatic pressure controller PMT Model 40 pneumatic pressure controllers (photo) are available in… Purify complex bio-based solutions with these new resins Lewatit PH 1074 HEP (photo) is the newest product in…
Focusing on water Water is both a life-giving source and a potentially devastating… COVER STORY Communication Technologies for Throttling Valve Control Closed-loop control performance depends on the dynamic response of the… IN THE NEWS NEWSFRONTS The Changing Face of Maintenance Connected enterprises and intelligent instrumentation promote predictive maintenance and improve… A Look Inside Advanced Materials Analysis Testing and characterization techniques are rising to meet the demands… CHEMENTATOR
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Chementator Briefs Cotton dyes Cotton Inc. (Cary, N.C.; www.cottoninc.com) and Archroma (Reinach,… Tin-based catalyst for photodecomposition Daylight-driven photocatalysts have attracted much attention in the context of… A microwave-assisted flow reactor for organic synthesis Saida FDS Inc. (Shizuoka, http://saidagroup.jp/fds_en/) has commercialized a flow reactor… Making bio-oils via solvent liquefaction At a pilot plant near Ames, Iowa, a team of… This desalination process uses much less energy than RO An adsorption desalination and cooling (ADC) plant has been implemented… The search for salt-tolerant microbes for improved bioleaching In response to water scarcity and declining grades of ore,… Making ammonia at milder conditions Ammonia is a crucial chemical feedstock for fertilizer production, as… Ethanol from CO2 Scientists at the U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL;… Commercial MOFs on the horizon A partnership between materials company NuMat Technologies (Skokie, Ill.; www.numat-tech.com)… Solution mining technique improves potash yields A new patent-pending solution-mining technique known as SMER (selective mining… Plasma oxidation disinfects water without the addition of chemicals A new technology that uses plasma to kill bacteria and… Recycling textiles into reusable cotton, polyesters and silver Millions of tons of cotton-polyester-blend material that would normally be… This alkylation process uses an ionic liquid catalyst A new alkylation technology that uses ionic liquids as a… BUSINESS NEWS Business News - November 2016 Plant Watch Covestro doubles polycarbonate resin production capacity in Shanghai… TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL FEATURE REPORT Heat Transfer in Wiped Film Evaporators Simulations demonstrate the complex, changing properties of materials within the… FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Sampling for Internal Corrosion Properly selected and executed sampling techniques are essential for assessing,… TECHNOLOGY PROFILE Carbon Fiber Production from Pitch This column is based on a report published by Intratec… SOLIDS PROCESSING Dust Management in Bulk-Material-Handling Operations Dust management can be divided into three main categories: prevention,… ENGINEERING PRACTICE Considering Fugitive Emissions During the Conceptual Design Stage The ability to reduce fugitive emissions through the use of… YOU AND YOUR JOB Re-Establishing Course Changing employment situations can leave affected employees trying to redefine… EQUIPMENT & SERVICES FOCUS Analyzers Monitor hydrogen peroxide in water-treatment applications The advanced HP80 hydrogen… NEW PRODUCTS
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These internal gear pumps are smaller and faster A new and innovative internal gear pump which can be… Measure uneven bulk solids with these ultrasonic level sensors LVTX-10 Series close-range ultrasonic distance and level sensors (photo) are… Blower packages available open or enclosed The new MPAK 2000 blower package (photo) is designed for… A jacketed reactor for effortless reaction scaleup Launched last month, the Orb Pilot jacketed reactor is said… This particle analyzer measures over 30 different parameters The FlowCam 8100 particle imaging and analysis system (photo) features… This syringe pump has two independent pumping channels The Pump 33 DDS (dual drive system; photo) is a… Remote monitoring and control software for this metal detector SmartX7Link software gives users the power to remotely monitor, control… This rotary pressure filter has clean-in-place technology Type RPF rotary pressure filters (photo) are continuously operating filters… Contact angles provide benefits for these bearing arrangements The MRC PumPac series of angular contact ball-bearing arrangements (photo)… The premier of a printer for blister packs Launched this month at Pack Expo 2016 (Chicago, Ill.; November… Condition monitoring tools for compressor-lubrication systems The new Proflo USB-IR Adaptor (photo) and Proflo Assist Software… Platinum-clad anodes available in a variety of configurations This company's line of platinum-clad anodes (photo) are metallurgically bonded… A rugged low-flow pump for challenging fluids The recently introduced Series MP7000 mechanically actuated diaphragm metering pump… Rotating equipment handled by this new software module Released last month, the latest version of Comsol Multiphysics software,… Analyze and edit images in the field with this infrared camera The TiX620 infrared camera’s 640×480 resolution provides measurement accuracy, and… Quality data capture in hazardous areas made easy The use of 1- and 2-D barcodes and NFC/HF RFID… These new coatings additives are silicone-free TEGO Flow 375 and TEGO Flow 460 N are two… Precise flow control forcryogenic applications Valve solutions must satisfy strict demands when used in complex… A new series of active pulsation dampeners The new DT series of active pulsation dampeners (photo) is… This hygienic rotary valve has USDA approval The ZRD sanitary rotary valves (photo) have been approved by… New diaphragm pressure gage for the highest safety The new model PG43SA-D diaphragm pressure gage (photo) features integrated… Express availability services launched for motors and drives Control Techniques and Leroy-Somer (CT & LS) have launched a… Radar level transmitters with Bluetooth connectivity The Micropilot FMR10 and FMR20 (photo) free-space radar level transmitters… A new magnetically coupled rotary vane pump The Duo 11 ATEX rotary vane pump (photo), which meets… Launch of the world’s smallest differential pressure sensor Introduced at electronica 2016 (Munich, Germany; November 8–11), the new… Achieve enhanced discharge flow with this portable system The hydraulic Lift & Seal System (photo) docks drums to… Update for System 800xA Minerals Library An updated version of this company’s System 800xA Minerals Library… Butterfly valve meets requirements of CPI The Neles BWX high-performance butterfly valve (photo) has now gained… This heavy-duty slurry pump can be serviced while running XHD model pumps are heavy-duty metal- and rubber-lined slurry pumps… Determine flare-gas heat values with this mass spectrometer The Promaxion process mass spectrometer (photo) is said to offer… SHOW PREVIEWS Show Preview-Valve World Expo The entire spectrum of industrial valves will be covered by…
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